Key: F major
Verse 1
Gm
G
Bm
I can no longer stay,
F
Bm
For I am bound for Portsmouth,
G
Bm
as many a long, long mile,
Bm
F#m
Gm
on the banks of the Nile.
F
D#
Bm
F#m
I'll dress myself in velveteen,
Bm
G
I'll go along with you.
Bm
F
I'll volunteer a servant,
Gm
F
I'll go to England too.
F#m
F
Gm
I'll fight beneath your banners,
Bm
F#m
G
on the banks of the Nile.
Gm
Bm
Gm
Your fingers are too slender,
Your precious form,
F
Gm
F
Gm
it is too weak to stand a can nonball.
F#m
Gm
F
Your pre cious form,
it is too weak to stand
such a hard climate
Bm
Gm
of the sultry suns of Africa.
Bm
F#m
Oh, cursed, cursed be the day
Gm
Bm
for many a gallant man.
It's taken away our home guard,
C#
G
Bm
protectors of our soil,
Gm
Bm
Gm
and their bodies feed the worms
F#m
Bm
now on the banks of the Nile.
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